The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-26


on steep down grade that is seven miles
long, extending from Salem 10 Leetonia,
Ohio. The engineer reversed the engine
and succeeded In stopping the train. He
alighted from his engine and crowded in
between the tender and the smoking car
to faston the ends Of the hose together
again. -II..
AS soon as the train had stopped a
brakeman was hurriedly sent back to flag
tho freight, which was back OF the expreos.
Conductor Reed and the other brakemen
stood OH the track keeping a sharp look.
out for any approaching train.
They were suddenly Mortified when
they saw tho fourth section Of the east-
bound freight train No. 70 round the
curve and speed on towards the express,
Conductor Reed had the presence OF
mind 10 jump upon the express and CRY
to the passengers to hurry Oft that train
was crashing into them. One OF the
brakemen at the Same time rushed ahead
to the engine OF tho express and culled to
Engineer Besll to come from under the
engine or he would be killed.
THE CRASH.
1t was too late to avoid collision, Tho
grade was 80 etsep that the freight train
could not be stopped. In another moment
it had crashed with terrific force into the
Pullman sleeping car. The freight loco.
motive crashed through the sides until it
lodged one.third Of the way within the
sleeper. The force OF the collision was go
great that the impesua given to the sleep.
ing car caused it and the forward paesen.
ger coach to teleacope. The forward part
OF the sleeper was completely split open,
the passenger car being wedgad into it
nearly to the center. There was but q
small epace left in the sleeper between
the locomotive and the forward coach.
There wers but three passengers and
Conductor John T. Bingley on the eleeper.
Had the car been filled with passengers
the loss Of life would have been frightful.
Conductor Bingley was sitting on
lounge in the car when the accident oc.
Cured. One Of the berths fell down and
held him @ prisoner until help came.
When he was rescued it WAS discovered
that he had escaped death almost miracu.
lously.
Mr.. J. G. Hazlett, another of the Pull
man passengers, was crushed under his
berth, and when the debris was cut away
it was found that he was so badly. injured
that he had to be carried from the car,
Mr. P. Pedow and the other passengers
were also imprisoned smong the broken
timbere, but escaped with sight bruises.
Engineer William Beale received the
warning too late to crawl from under his
engine. When the collision occurred he
| WIS ground under the cars aud fatally
injured. lie was placed on car and sent
towards his home in Allegheny. But be-
fore Rochester, Pa, was reached he died.
His home is at tho corner OF Juuiata and
Fulton streets, Allegheny. He was fifty
years OF age and leaves family.
When the warning came from Conduc-
tor Reed panic ensued among the pas
sengers, the majority Of whom were
women and children.
! They rushed frantically to the forward
part of tho coach. A number OF them
reached the platform and succeeded in
jumping to the ground before the collision
occurred. By reaching the front of the
car they escaped being killed. Mrs. Davis,
OF Pittsburgh, WAS badly bruised. She
was brought to the city and taken to her
homs at No. SO Thirteenth street, South
Side. Several OF the other passengers
were also injured.
THE VICTIMS.
The liss Of the killed and wounded is as
follows: ,lE4 nG @fg
Engineer William Bcall, OF Allegheny,
SO badly injured that he died when the
train reached Rochester, Pa. He ia so
years OF age and leaves family. J.C.l
Hazlett, who was in the sleeper. was bad
ly injured about the breast and back. He
was wedged in under his berth. 1t is
feared that he received internal injuries.
He WAS taken to hotei Mt Leetonia, O,
Gee Hin, a Chinamsn, WAS Beverely cut
on the head. John T. Bingley, conductor
Of the Pullman car, was wedved in the
drawing room department; was bruised
about the head and had his leg and hand
injured. He lives in Chicago, but was
brought to Pittsburgh. His Injuries are
not serious. Mrs. Davis, Of Pittsburgh,
was bruised about the body and had her
lace cut. P. Pedow, of New Orleans, was
slightly bruised. He was caught among
the debris in tho sleeper, but escaped seri.
ousi injury. Mrs. Louisa Eden's three
year.old child was hurled upon pile OF
rocks, but escaped with number Of
bruises and slight cuts. Mrs. Gray, Of
Slinnesots, was slightly injured. Della
Coyne, OF Brooklyn, n. T., was cut about
the face. a+a .a.F...
Alter delay Of three hours portion 81
the train was started for Pittsburgh. Il
reached the Union Station at 6 o'clock
this morning. The passengers who had
been in tho collision gave vivid descrip.
tiong OF their narrow escapes. srsf1.
Mr.. p. Pedow, OF New Orleaus, said that
there was such jam o. broken timbers In
the car that every one in it had hard work
TO get out. He himself was held pris.
oner until the broken berths we're taken
of him. lie then escaped in his stocking
leet. eslEs.'-.,.. an"
Mrs. Louisa Eden, OF Leadville, COL,
said: "When ! heard the conductor cry
there is wreck coming, grssped MY two
children and rushed out upon the platform.
just as I got there the crash came, and |
saw child and woman thrown out
upon pile Of stones. My little child here
was also picked up on pile OF stones, hut
was not badly injured. II we had not
gotten out on the platform we would have
been killed. I never before saw such a
panic" 5zf5l.l
Mrs. Gray, Of Minnesota, has five chill,
dren with her. She picked the two smaller
ones up'in her arms and rushed out upon
the platform. She was slightly Injured.
One OF her children was lost ior q time,
and it was reported that tho child had
been killed. The mother was frantic un-
til the little one was finally discovered un-
injured. r 5s-7
6 Miss Della Coyne, Of Brooklyn, had a
narrow escape. When che jumped from
the train she fell to the ground. She was
so near the wheels Of the car that a satch-
el Hhe was carrying was ground to pieces,
She lost all OF her money, and was cut
| uhons tho faca fE rfl It',lr ..Frsf " II -.